Patents by Inventor Joseph Shoer

Joseph Shoer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Conical scanning process for spacecraft sun pointing
    Patent number: 10301043
    Abstract: A conical scanning method and system is provided for orienting a spacecraft with respect to a source. The system includes a spacecraft and an incidence angle sensor secured to the spacecraft to sense a signal from a source. The incidence angle sensor has a boresight that is canted with respect to the principal axis. A processor communicates with actuators on the spacecraft to adjust an attitude of the spacecraft based on information received from the incidence angle sensor and to thereby align a principal axis of the spacecraft with a direction from the spacecraft to the source. The method and system can also rely on information received from source presence sensors. The source may be the Sun, or a non-solar signal source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Shoer, Leena Singh, Sungyung Lim, Timothy Henderson
  • CONICAL SCANNING PROCESS FOR SPACECRAFT SUN POINTING
    Publication number: 20170144781
    Abstract: A conical scanning method and system is provided for orienting a spacecraft with respect to a source. The system includes a spacecraft and an incidence angle sensor secured to the spacecraft to sense a signal from a source. The incidence angle sensor has a boresight that is canted with respect to the principal axis. A processor communicates with actuators on the spacecraft to adjust an attitude of the spacecraft based on information received from the incidence angle sensor and to thereby align a principal axis of the spacecraft with a direction from the spacecraft to the source. The method and system can also rely on information received from source presence sensors. The source may be the Sun, or a non-solar signal source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Shoer, Leena Singh, Sungyung Lim, Timothy Henderson
  • Non-lethal personal protection system
    Patent number: D839379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Joseph Shoer